Sri Lanka brimming with promise

Dr. D.J.: The Sri Lankan government is not waiting for the reconciliation process to be completed before it moves on the issues of reconstruction and rehabilitation of the areas affected by the conflict. Many social scientists think economic prosperity can solve the political problem. This is not true, because there is a problem of identity.

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K.N.O. Dharmadasa - linguist who doesn't rest on his laurels

This week Reminiscences features one of the pioneers of the discipline of Modern Linguistics in Sri Lanka. He writes on a variety of subjects both in Sinhala and English and his books have been published locally and abroad. This scholar of international repute is none other than Dr. K. N.O. Dharmadasa, Professor Emeritus, and the former Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Peradeniya University.

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Engineering, fundamental to global advancement

Text of the speech made by the President of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, Eng. (Dr) Ananda Ranasinghe soon after his induction as the President 2011/2012. Eng. (Dr) Ananda Ranasinghe was inducted as the President of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL) for the Session 2011/2012, at the inauguration of its 105th Annual Sessions at the BMICH on October 21st.

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K Ganeshalingam’s 74th birth anniversary:

Multi-faceted and multi-dimensional personality

The 74th birth anniversary of former Mayor of Colombo Municipal Council K Ganeshalingam falls today. He was at the helm of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) for over a decade beginning from July 1991. He was Deputy Mayor for two and a half years (July 1991 to the end of 1993), Acting Mayor for another two and a half years (January 1994 to June 1996), Mayor for nine months (June 1996 to March 1997) and as leaders of the Opposition for five years (May 1997 to April 2002).

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